We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Colorado Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas	% of all Visas	Average Wage	Visa Type
63,326	85.72%	$82,064	H-1B
4,762	6.45%	$201,721	PERM
3,624	4.91%	$23,055	H-2A
2,165	2.93%	$102,088	E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Colorado has seen a total of 73,877 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Colorado is the H-1B visa with 63,326 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 85.72% of Colorado's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 4,762 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.45% of Colorado's total visas.

Top Occupations in Colorado (All Years)

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Software Developers, Applications	10,688	$89,576	89.89%
Computer Systems Analysts	7,841	$77,319	93.22%
Computer Programmers	4,085	$66,331	88.52%
Computer Occupations, All Other	3,985	$78,451	92.18%
Software Developers, Systems Software	2,135	$97,621	89.37%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,285	$73,195	90.37%
Web Developers	1,136	$58,998	98.70%
Electrical Engineers	882	$81,816	85.88%
Database Administrators	840	$78,467	90.03%
Management Analysts	796	$75,961	90.05%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	1,257	$25,547	260.79%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	804	$28,580	222.71%
Agricultural Equipment Operators	242	$29,915	95.65%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop	84	$30,155	66.14%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	22	$35,818	19.47%
Nursery Workers	19	$29,701	18.45%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	2	$33,197	2.33%
Construction Laborers	1	$30,826	1.23%
Agricultural Workers, All Other	1	$27,310	1.32%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	1	$32,406	1.49%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Software Developers, Applications	699	$412,800	68.60%
Software Developers, Systems Software	262	$105,456	140.86%
Computer Systems Analysts	229	$96,058	134.71%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	209	$26,236	129.81%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	183	$94,175	129.79%
Computer Occupations, All Other	134	$102,973	102.29%
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	111	$44,382	105.71%
Cooks, Restaurant	102	$29,968	105.15%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	71	$42,024	79.78%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	63	$82,524	70.79%

Colorado Employees Over Time

Colorado has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 2,714 employees were hired. Colorado peaked in 2022 with 6,197 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 5,341 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Colorado From PERM Program (All Years)

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Japan	11	$69,415	44.00%
Malaysia	11	$82,041	44.00%
Italy	11	$67,191	45.83%
El Salvador	11	$37,268	47.83%
Turkey	10	$75,229	45.45%
Ukraine	9	$75,197	42.86%
Serbia	8	$44,652	38.10%
Ghana	8	$111,301	42.11%
New Zealand	8	$99,735	50.00%
Egypt	7	$75,530	43.75%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Intel Corporation	201	$97,417	90.13%
Swift Beef Company A Jbs Usa Subsidiary	199	$74,708	90.45%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc	196	$79,971	90.32%
Igt Solutions Inc	191	$61,762	89.67%
Inovant Llc	190	$88,571	90.91%
Ibm Corporation	181	$87,320	87.86%
Qwest Corporation	179	$84,462	87.75%
Igate Technologies Inc	170	$75,931	83.33%
Echostar Technologies Llc	163	$74,289	81.09%
Technosoft Corporation	156	$80,801	79.59%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Great West Life Annuity Insurance Company	20	$105,813	58.82%
Flying Horse Country Club Llc	20	$27,269	58.82%
Csg Systems Inc	20	$98,678	60.61%
Amazon Web Services Inc	19	$106,249	57.58%
Swift Beef Company A Jbs Usa Subsidiary	18	$81,202	54.55%
Amazoncom Services Llc	17	$100,568	51.52%
Hall Contracting Llc	17	$36,348	53.13%
Theme Soft Inc	15	$15,019,844	46.88%
Ericsson Inc	14	$67,242	43.75%
Jeppesen Sanderson	14	$93,154	45.16%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Turbine And Turbine Generator Set Units Manufacturing	25	$89,811	86.21%
Other Accounting Services	25	$68,020	89.29%
Pharmaceutical And Medicine Manufacturing	24	$95,808	85.71%
Testing Laboratories And Services	24	$68,700	85.71%
Motion Picture And Video Production	24	$77,901	85.71%
Office Administrative Services	24	$91,992	85.71%
Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	23	$71,934	85.19%
Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing	23	$102,707	85.19%
Electronic Connector Manufacturing	23	$98,929	88.46%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities	23	$61,273	88.46%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Offices Of Other Health Practitioners	2	$48,495	22.22%
Residential Remodelers	2	$84,906	22.22%
Pipeline Transportation Of Natural Gas	2	$122,918	25.00%
Other Grain Farming	2	$27,435	25.00%
Lessors Of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets Except Copyrighted Works	2	$58,916	25.00%
Office Administrative Services	2	$138,528	25.00%
Employment Placement Agencies And Executive Search Services	2	$51,439	25.00%
Oil And Gas Extraction	2	$130,395	25.00%
Printed Circuit Assembly Electronic Assembly Manufacturing	2	$65,697	25.00%
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	2	$163,696	25.00%

Colorado Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Colorado to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Colorado over all years is $82,064. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.